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The Biden administration announced plans to begin letting in international travelers this November that have been banned from the U.S. since the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic as long as they are vaccinated, the New York Times reports. The 18-month-long travel ban restricted travel from 33 countries, including several in Europe and major feeder markets like China, Brazil and India.

Travel industry leaders are broadly praising the move, with U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow calling it "a major turning point in the management of the virus [that] will accelerate the recovery of the millions of travel-related jobs that have been lost due to international travel restrictions."

The Times notes travelers to the U.S. will be required to show proof of vaccination and a recent negative COVID-19 test before boarding flights.

While some markets are requiring hotel patrons to show proof of vaccination for at least some parts of hotels, other hotels are deciding out of government instructions to require vaccinations for guests and employees.

HNN's Bryan Wroten reports hotels in markets like San Francisco and New Orleans have had to adapt on the fly to rules that require proof of vaccination for indoor activities, such as dining and using gyms, which has required special employee training.

At the same time, HNN contributor Danny King reports many hotels across the U.S., but especially in markets like New York and Hawaii, are now requiring proof of vaccinations for hotel stays without being instructed to do so. Ian Schrager's Public Hotel in New York was among the first to make the move.

“This is not a political or ideological issue for me,” Schrager said. “This is a question of communal health. We’re in the hotel business, and we have to look after our guests.”

After one of the worst days of the year for the stock market driven at least partly by worries about Chinese real estate, U.S. markets jumped at opening Tuesday morning, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.9%, the S&P 500 increased 0.8 and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.9%.

The newspaper attributed the overall volatility to "worries about China Evergrande Group, which has the biggest debt burden of any publicly traded real estate management or development company in the world, [that] prompted a rush out of relatively risky assets like stocks and commodities."

The government of Thailand has approved more than $800 million of COVID-19 relief in a stimulus plan that "extended a scheme to boost local travel," Reuters reports.

The news agency notes revenues for tourism businesses in Thailand remain down due to "a fierce outbreak since April and stricter containment measures."

Stimulus efforts include subsidies for hotel stays for domestic travelers in the country.

The northern China city of Harbin was effectively shut down after a single person was hospitalized with COVID-19, and Bloomberg reports it could complicate the country's ongoing Mid-Autumn Festival and public holidays.

"Harbin has closed a raft of businesses in response, including mahjong halls, cinemas, theaters, karaoke and dance venues, pedicure shops, massage parlors, internet cafes, gyms and churches and religious sites," the news outlet reported. "It suspended large-scale meetings, implemented crowd-control policies for public places like supermarkets and scenic spots, and limited use of public transportation like subways, railways and buses. Citizens have been told to not to leave the city if not necessary."